Re: Joysticks for Newbie? IIc and IIe.

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Re: Joysticks question

>:John Dobbins (jad@lns62.lns.cornell.edu) wrote:
>:
>: What joystick can I use on a IIc and where can I buy one?
>: Same for a IIe.
>

>Johnny Lau replied:

>The same joystick will work on both the IIc and IIe since they have the 
>same port.
>
>And, the only place I know of that is still selling Apple II compatible 
>joysticks is Radio Shack ....

    Avoid un-named and no-name sticks, especially via mail order. Avoid
the "Majik" stick, which uses magnetic centering-- it rotten for both
games and graphics. As for Radio Shack, I do not know if their sticks have
gotten any better over the years-- their earlier models were pretty sorry.

    Ideally, you would like to be able to buy a new for-Apple CH Products
or Kraft stick. If you cannot find any, then your next best idea is to get
a new for-PC stick and use a PC-to-Apple converter. (The converter is a
short cable which accepts the 15-pin PC joystick plug and ends with a
9-pin Apple plug.)  CH Products and Kraft make good PC sticks, too.